Improvement in shackles for railroad-cars



H. A. BARNES.

Car Coupling.

N-FETERS, PHD -L|THOGRLPH ASHINGTON D c Patented May 13, 1862.

[raven r UNITED STATES HENRY A. BARNES, 0F MIIAVAI KEE, \VISC ONSIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHACKLES FOR RAILROAD-CARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 35,207, dated May 13, 1862.

T0 (ZZZ 1071/0112 it nmy concern:

Be itknown that I, HENRY A. BARNES, otMilwaukee, county of l\[ilwaukee, and State of IViseonsin, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Shackles; and I do hereby declare that the same is described and represented in the following specification and drawing.

And to enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, I will proceed to describe its construction and use, referring to the drawing, in which the same letters indi cate like parts in each of the figures.

This improvement in shackles consists simply in adding a half-shackle (as I may say) to the common shackle now in use by securing it thereto (the shackle) about midway from its ends and in a perpendicular or a right-angle position therewith, and for the i purpose of rendering the condition of the person more sate while in the act of connecting cars.

- In the accom mnying drawing is shown my improvementin shackles and its position when in use.

a are the outer ends of the draw-heads.

c is a shackle as now in'common use.

a is a handle much in the form of half of the shackle c, and is secured on either side of the shackle c at z'. I use this form of handle in the present case because itis most convenient; but I propose to make the elevated portion or handle c more in the semblance of some of the proper forms of handles which may be found most convenient.

Iavoid a more lengthy or extended description, because a person skilled cannot fail to see and comprehend at a single glance its nature and mode of construction, so as to enable him to make the same without further instruction. Its utility and practicability will at once be apparent when the danger is 0011- sidered to which a person is exposed while in the act of connecting ears with the common shackle, and also in contrast with the evident safety secured by the use of this improvement.

I believe I have stated what is my improvement, its nature, and advantage to be derived therefrom, so as to enable a person skilled, to make the same.

hat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The employment of a handle, 6, with a common shackle, c, in combination with the drawheads a, substantially in the manner and for the purpose as described,

H. A. BARNES. [L. s]

Witnesses:

L. N. KASSON, W. G. WHIPPLE. 

